consciousness to that which is
currently unconscious in your
life. Know thy stuff, know thy
self. Eventually, as you repeat
this process weekly or monthly,
you will get to a point where
you know what you have, know
exactly where it is, and know that
you are utilizing it in your life. If
nothing else, you will come to
the realization, in time, that you
really do not use many of these
items, nor will you use them
even if they are right out in the
open. At last, they will be able
to be set free so that something
you do need will be able to
enter your life in their place.
Go through your house when
you have two to three hours to
commit to such an endeavor.
Establish three or four piles. The
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first pile is “garbage.” In this
pile you will put things that are
broken, stained, incomplete,
or just have a feeling to them
as having little value to anyone
else. The second pile is “to be
donated.” In this pile you will put
items that are no longer useful to
you, but yet they clearly feel like
they have some usefulness left in
them. The third pile will be items
to be relocated in your home.
You haven’t been using these
items. You may have forgotten
you have these items. So now,
you are going to start using them
for the purpose in which they
were intended. Just like every
person wants to be recognized
and utilized, so does every
object. Imagine if, as a person,
you were shoved into the bottom
of a drawer and completely
forgotten about, perhaps at
times you do feel this way. What
if recognizing and reclaiming the
forgotten items in your home has
the same effect in your life?
A fourth pile, should you deem
it necessary, is to be created if
you have a hard time releasing
useful items to just anyone
random. You can’t help but
think so-and-so would love this,
or you-know-who could use
this, etc., etc. My rule on this,
however, is that each of these
piles, once created, must be
out of the house completely
within three days of being
accumulated. I have been
known to make two to three
stops on my way to the thrift
store with my donations to
drop bags or items on peoples’